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Charles Sumner: “As all at the South, without distinction of party, unite for Slavery, so all at the North, without distinction of party…”

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As all at the South, without distinction of party, unite for Slavery, so all at the North, without distinction of party, forgetting vain differences of Whig and Democrat, must unite for Freedom, and, rising in majority and might, take control of the National Government.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner calls for a united front against slavery, transcending party lines.

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